title: Complete mitochondrial genome of endangered Socorro Conure (Aratinga brevipes) - taxonomic position of the species and its relationship with Green Conure.
abstract: Socorro Conure (Aratinga brevipes.Aratinga holochlora brevipes) is a parrot endemic to the Island of Socorro. According to some taxonomists the species is considered a subspecies of Green Conure (Aratinga holochlora). Some other classifications treat brevipes as a separate species based on relatively minor morphological differences between both species/subspecies. However, taxonomic position of Aratinga brevipes was never determined by molecular research. We sequenced full mitochondrial genome of the species and constructed phylogenetic tree using sequences of mitochondrial ND2 gene from A. brevipes and some other representatives of Conures group. Our results showed, that despite Aratinga brevipes is closely related to Aratinga holochlora, this Conure should be treated as a separate species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genetics, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences , Kozuchowska 7, Wrocław 51-631 , Poland.
authors.forename: Adam Dawid
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Urantowka
authors.forename: Aleksandra Maria
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kroczak
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Strzała
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056727:Endangered Species; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D010240:Parakeets / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods; D013045:Species Specificity
keywords: Aratinga brevipes; Socorro Conure; green conure; mitogenome